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VMI commandant reports improved conduct and new fitness standards; fitness probation proposed
Summary
Commandant and staff described downward trends in conduct problems and described a proposed fitness-improvement program with fitness probation for cadets who do not meet standards; new pre-matriculation fitness assessments and optional ten-week preparation were announced for incoming classes.
The commandant’s office reported to the Board of Visitors on May 2 that cadet conduct metrics are improving after targeted interventions and that the institute plans to implement a new fitness framework that may include fitness‑probation status for cadets who fail to meet improvement benchmarks.
The commandant (identified in the meeting as commandant-level leadership) said a focused coaching and accountability effort placed 20 cadets in a remediation program; three of those have been suspended for exceeding merit limits and the majority have improved sufficiently to come off…
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